STAR EQUIPMENT LTD
Risk factors
Moderate riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 20268 inspections · 27 violations (7 OOS) · 36% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1392.16Unsafe Driving
Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV
14
2× · sev 7
- 2392.2CUnsafe Driving
Failure to obey traffic control device
5
1× · sev 5
- 3393.48A
Inoperative/defective brakes
4
4×
- 4393.95A
No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
2
2×
- 5396.17C
Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
2
2×
- 6393.104F3
Loose or unfastened tiedown
2
2×
- 7393.130Vehicle Maintenance2 OOS
No/improper heavy vehicle/machine securement
2
2× · sev 1
- 8392.9Vehicle Maintenance
Driver may not operate a CMV without proper load securement
1
1× · sev 1
- 9393.128B11 OOS
Vehicle not secured, front and rear
1
1×
- 10393.43D1 OOS
No or defective automatic trailer brake
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 1 states
- IA11
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
Vehicle and driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average
High impactVehicle OOS rate is 60% vs the 22% national average. Driver OOS rate is 12.5% vs the 6.7% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.
- Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
- Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
- Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed
Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention
Low impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Equipment
VINs via NHTSA16 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.
Company profile
FMCSA censusPRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi6 drivers
- Intrastate · <100 mi30 drivers
- Company officer
- BRAD BOWMAN
- Operation
- Interstate
- D-U-N-S
- 44748895
- Registered since
- 1982-10-29
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-06-12
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 8 trucks · 4 owned tractors · 4 owned trailers.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares officers with 3 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
8 events- 06/12/2025MCS-150 update filed
0.2M mi reported (2024)
- 06/29/2023Insurance cancelled — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 2425634
- 06/19/2023Insurance replaced — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 2425634
- 06/02/2023CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/20/2023)
- 05/21/2023Insurance filed — MOTORISTS COMMERCIAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy 5000060045
- 05/21/2023Insurance replaced — MOTORISTS COMMERCIAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD · policy 5000060045
- 02/28/2013MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
- 10/29/1982Registered with FMCSA
PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Compliance review
- Rated
- 2000-07-06
- Last review
- 2000-06-22
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-06-12
- Reported mileage
- 175,000 mi (2024)
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